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my question is on the quota for governance reform. he said that the numbers needed for the reform, you still needed more, at least 2% of the codes to get that part down. to some degree that is largely dependent on the united states. what is the confidence level that you have the you will see the completion of this reform before the end of the meeting this october? thank you. >> it is not just the united states. clearly, there are others, including the g-20 countries, which have rectified the reform of 2010. it is not a u.s.-centric issue. the u.s. has a sizable quota and is my largest shareholder, if you will. but this afternoon in that camp i certainly hope that the european authorities at large, including congress, will appreciate how needed u.s. leadership is and how needed the imf rule is going to be needed going forward. not to promote crises around the world, but it is the indirect consequences of those remote crises, including on the u.s. economy. if there is something worth learning, it is the interdependence of them. >> how c
my question is on the quota for governance reform. he said that the numbers needed for the reform, you still needed more, at least 2% of the codes to get that part down. to some degree that is largely dependent on the united states. what is the confidence level that you have the you will see the completion of this reform before the end of the meeting this october? thank you. >> it is not just the united states. clearly, there are others, including the g-20 countries, which have rectified...
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>> you campaign in poetry and govern in prose. it does not sound much like poetry in government these days. it sounds worse. people do not want to compromise. in san antonio, we have shrunk the federal government. the number of employees on our city payroll has shrunk by 4% to 5%. we eliminated positions. everybody talks about ronald reagan -- ronald reagan did not shrink the size of government. government was much bigger when reagan left office than when he started. there is this idea that is created out there that does not match the reality. when you get down to local communities where we do compromise, where we make the tough policy decisions, then yes, sometimes you can not do it. >> we are out of time. we are committed to sticking to the schedule. [applause] thank you all for coming. we will see you elsewhere during the day. >> here is a look at some of what we are covering on the c- span network today. at 1230 on c-span, the federalist society previews the upcoming supreme court term. remarks from education secretary arne du
>> you campaign in poetry and govern in prose. it does not sound much like poetry in government these days. it sounds worse. people do not want to compromise. in san antonio, we have shrunk the federal government. the number of employees on our city payroll has shrunk by 4% to 5%. we eliminated positions. everybody talks about ronald reagan -- ronald reagan did not shrink the size of government. government was much bigger when reagan left office than when he started. there is this idea...
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the government is arguing that aside the fact that defendant's interest is not that strong, the government lost interest is strong, because they need to identify the person arrested, but also the ability to get the swabs to bounce it off a database around the country to see what other crimes this person may have committed. that is the argument. the stakes are high, because that process has been tremendously important both at finding people and incriminating them for crime, but also exonerating people for crimes they did not commit. >> thank you. if you have not run into commentary by our next panelist, you do not get out much. stuart taylor has written about legal affairs for every big- name publication. he is a princeton graduate and heat sometimes practices what he preaches as a lawyer. he was one of the first to warn against the rush to judgment in a case, and now he has a new book about affirmative action called "mismatch." it is kind of the to summarize the entire book in the title. he is the co-author -- -- >> you do not need to buy it. >> stuart , why don't you start with that. >> t
the government is arguing that aside the fact that defendant's interest is not that strong, the government lost interest is strong, because they need to identify the person arrested, but also the ability to get the swabs to bounce it off a database around the country to see what other crimes this person may have committed. that is the argument. the stakes are high, because that process has been tremendously important both at finding people and incriminating them for crime, but also exonerating...
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that has been unjustly seized by the federal government. and you might find those words in a democratic platform of some years ago -- i know, because i was a democrat at that time. and i left the party eventually, because i could no longer follow the turn in the democratic leadership that took us down an entirely different path, a path of centralizing authority in the federal government, lacking trust in the american people. i promised, when we took office, that we would reduce inflation. we have, to one-third of what it was. i promised that we would reduce taxes. we did, 25% across the board. that barely held even with -- if it did that much -- with the gigantic tax increase imposed in 1977. but at least it took that burden away from them. i said that we would create jobs for our people, and we did -- 6 million in the last 20 or 21 months. i said that we would become respected in the world once again and that we would refurbish our national defense to the place that we could deal on the world scene and then seek disarmament, reduction of a
that has been unjustly seized by the federal government. and you might find those words in a democratic platform of some years ago -- i know, because i was a democrat at that time. and i left the party eventually, because i could no longer follow the turn in the democratic leadership that took us down an entirely different path, a path of centralizing authority in the federal government, lacking trust in the american people. i promised, when we took office, that we would reduce inflation. we...
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they refused to accept that liberals would never again be in government. and they refused to accept that liberalism, that most decent, enlightened and british of creeds, which did so much to shape our past, would not shape our future. we think we've got it tough now. but it was much, much tougher in their day. it was only their resolve, their resilience and their unwavering determination that kept the flickering flame of liberalism alive through our party's darkest days. at our last conference in gateshead, i urged you to stop looking in the rear view mirror as we journey from the party of opposition that we were, to the party of government we are becoming. but before we head off on the next stage of our journey, i want you to take one last look in that mirror to see how far we've come. i tell you what i see. i see generations of liberals marching towards the sound of gunfire. and yes, i see them going back to their constituencies to prepare for government. it took us a while but we got there in the end. these are the people on whose shoulders we stand. th
they refused to accept that liberals would never again be in government. and they refused to accept that liberalism, that most decent, enlightened and british of creeds, which did so much to shape our past, would not shape our future. we think we've got it tough now. but it was much, much tougher in their day. it was only their resolve, their resilience and their unwavering determination that kept the flickering flame of liberalism alive through our party's darkest days. at our last conference...
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not a government answers all situation, where jobs are created by the federal government, where every answer is given to you, where every obligation is imposed on you. but rather in a country that is in the spirit of america, the spirit of the foundation of america, that understanding that a robust government does not interfere with the people. i have faith in the people. i have always had faith in the people. and i think i have an obligation and you have an obligation to give to our children and our grandchildren the same greatness in america that our parents gave us. >> i want to thank both candidates for this. we talked about a lot of issues. there are a lot of issues for the voters as they go to the polls. i want to thank you. you can continue to follow information online at new10.net. the most important thing for you in the seventh congressional district is to get out and vote. election day is november 6. your vote does matter. thank you for watching. [applause] [captioning performed by naonal captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> the f
not a government answers all situation, where jobs are created by the federal government, where every answer is given to you, where every obligation is imposed on you. but rather in a country that is in the spirit of america, the spirit of the foundation of america, that understanding that a robust government does not interfere with the people. i have faith in the people. i have always had faith in the people. and i think i have an obligation and you have an obligation to give to our children...
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he speaks for smaller government, yet he wants to push government morality on other individuals because they choose a different way of life. as your senator, i think the issues of abortion are usually a wedge issue to take away and distract from the important issues like balancing the budget, raining in the spending, ending the wars and restoring your personal freedom. so step back and take a look at the important issues. >> there were several characters characterization's of your personality. take a few minutes for rebuttal. >> if you did not believe the federal government should not do everything, that does not mean you do not believe in it. my comments about student loans are why don't we leave it the way it was a couple of years ago were private lenders could be involved? just because you believe in private lenders, this anomaly -- does not mean you do not believe in student loans. or school lunches. and if you do not want the federal government to do it. the mindset is the federal government has to do everything for us all the time. you want to talk about medicare, let's talk about
he speaks for smaller government, yet he wants to push government morality on other individuals because they choose a different way of life. as your senator, i think the issues of abortion are usually a wedge issue to take away and distract from the important issues like balancing the budget, raining in the spending, ending the wars and restoring your personal freedom. so step back and take a look at the important issues. >> there were several characters characterization's of your...
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government. this government took power in difficult economic times. it was a country still coming to terms with a financial crisis, a financial crisis that has afflicted every country around the world. i understand why you were willing to give david cameron the benefit of the doubt. but i think we've had long enough to make a judgment. long enough to make a judgment. because they turned to recover into the longest double dip recession since the war. because there are more people looking for work for longer than at any time since the last time there was a conservative government. [applause] and here's the other thing. what about borrowing? borrowing you think they said was their number one priority. this year, borrowing is rising, not falling. let me just say that again. arlene, the thing they said was the most important policy, the reason they were elected is rising, not falling -- falling. not because there hasn't been paying and tax rises and cuts affecting every family in this country. not bec
government. this government took power in difficult economic times. it was a country still coming to terms with a financial crisis, a financial crisis that has afflicted every country around the world. i understand why you were willing to give david cameron the benefit of the doubt. but i think we've had long enough to make a judgment. long enough to make a judgment. because they turned to recover into the longest double dip recession since the war. because there are more people looking for...
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government. let me introduce them. i would like to welcome david brockway of the joint committee on taxation. during the process leading up to the enactment of tax reform act of 1986 and currently a partner in washington. second we will hear from larry lindsey of the lindsey group who served as director of the national economic council and the governor on the board of the federal reserve. third we will hear from the leonard burman the personal professor of public affairs at the maxwell school. dr. burman is former director of the urban and brooking stacks policy center. then we will hear from david verrill, founder and managing director of public angels investment group in massachusetts who recently assumed role of chairman of the angel capital association and finally we will hear from william stanfill, general partner of the integra capital income fund and trail head ventures. mr. stanfill has been in the investment business for 40 years. thank you for being with us today. the committee received
government. let me introduce them. i would like to welcome david brockway of the joint committee on taxation. during the process leading up to the enactment of tax reform act of 1986 and currently a partner in washington. second we will hear from larry lindsey of the lindsey group who served as director of the national economic council and the governor on the board of the federal reserve. third we will hear from the leonard burman the personal professor of public affairs at the maxwell school....
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it's spent on propping up other governments. here we are funding funding fune insurgents in syria, and a quart of the insurgents are supposed to be al qaeda? didn't we do this in afghanistan? didn't we really ultimately bank role osama bin laden? we haven't learned anything. what we aught -- ought to have learned is military interventions make enemies to the united states of people that are affected by these. these drone strikes? yeah, we hit the target but we wipe out another quarter block. we kill tens of thousands of innocent civilians living in these countries that were ostensibly we're there to help? we're just continuing to make more and more enemies. it's no surprise that the unrest in the middle east is occurring right now. i would get out of our embassies in the middle east. why are we giving targets to demonstrators that are just looking for targets in the middle east? that is not showing weakness. it's showing we've got some common sense. where is the common sense? >> host: next call from lawrence, new york. eric is o
it's spent on propping up other governments. here we are funding funding fune insurgents in syria, and a quart of the insurgents are supposed to be al qaeda? didn't we do this in afghanistan? didn't we really ultimately bank role osama bin laden? we haven't learned anything. what we aught -- ought to have learned is military interventions make enemies to the united states of people that are affected by these. these drone strikes? yeah, we hit the target but we wipe out another quarter block. we...
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just like any crisis, there is a reaction by government, government put things in place quickly, some would argue haphazardly, and lot of new initiatives, about and what we have seen in the last 11 years is things have settled down and stabilized and there is more political consensus. look at what the obama administration is doing right now. it's not that different from what the bush administration did throughout its to terms, especially at the end. given that there is that consensus, that is one of the recent national security is not an issue. it's also why some things are a little more litigious in the national security area. >> this will be the last question. >> any predictions for retirement? >> i need it will depend on who the next president is. obviously we have several justices who are getting older, but i think most of them would feel if they were voluntarily retiring and not forced to do so by health concerns or other circumstances, the honorable thing to do is retiring during the term of the party that a plea to do in the first place. you could seek justice ginsburg -- i thi
just like any crisis, there is a reaction by government, government put things in place quickly, some would argue haphazardly, and lot of new initiatives, about and what we have seen in the last 11 years is things have settled down and stabilized and there is more political consensus. look at what the obama administration is doing right now. it's not that different from what the bush administration did throughout its to terms, especially at the end. given that there is that consensus, that is...
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i don't think the government will fix health care. they have tried. they are not in a good position. patients can fix health care. they can be empowered based on who performs best. it is the hospitals. hospitals measure their performance and we can make that information public. host: the 25% figure -- is that pretty well accepted, the rate of malpractice or mistakes? guest: i was in denial and angry when i first heard these numbers. i am proud of being a doctor. some studies show is as high as one in three patients. the more we study, the bigger we find the problem to be. think there should be at the mitigation of lawsuits? guest: they are expected complications and part of the procedure consent forms. they occur too frequently. things like people not being told all their options. we need some common-sense malpractice reform for these frivolous claims. 20% to 30% of everything we do are unnecessary -- medications, procedures, taests. 15% of heart stents. these are major studies coming from doctors in those specialties. he should think twice and had a
i don't think the government will fix health care. they have tried. they are not in a good position. patients can fix health care. they can be empowered based on who performs best. it is the hospitals. hospitals measure their performance and we can make that information public. host: the 25% figure -- is that pretty well accepted, the rate of malpractice or mistakes? guest: i was in denial and angry when i first heard these numbers. i am proud of being a doctor. some studies show is as high as...
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there has to be in the government. the syrian government is just strong enough to stay in power. they seem to be evenly matched. there doesn't seem to be a clear winner in this war. russia and china are blocking every attempt by the u.n. security council to help the refugees or the rebel alliance or to give a straight message to the dictator in syria. so they are no help. president obama does not want to intervene with troops because it would take too many american troops. i think he is made the right decision not to put american troops in. we now have to consider arm the rebels. these poor people have lost their home and kids cannot go to school. it is a terrible story. i think the united states has to reconsider the policy of not arming the rebels. host: one viewer wants to hear from you via twitter. guest: they say hindsight is 20/20. i think president bush was a fine person and did a lot of good things for this country. i think the iraq war was a mistake. there weren't weapons of mass destruction at the time. young men and women gave their lives for that effort. it cost us ov
there has to be in the government. the syrian government is just strong enough to stay in power. they seem to be evenly matched. there doesn't seem to be a clear winner in this war. russia and china are blocking every attempt by the u.n. security council to help the refugees or the rebel alliance or to give a straight message to the dictator in syria. so they are no help. president obama does not want to intervene with troops because it would take too many american troops. i think he is made...
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>> when congress doesn't do its job, another branch of government steps in. that is with the president did when he offered an opportunity to young people who were born in this country, who through no fault of their own came here. they need a pass to citizenship and we need comprehensive immigration in this country. congressman king has had the opportunity to do that in his last 10 years in congress and he has not done that. i'm willing to find compromise. i'm the kind of person who can do that and i'm willing to make those tough decisions when i go to washington. [applause] >> if those people i talked about, the undocumented workers are here, should they stay here? >> i know one of the things that echoed in my ear was when congress doesn't do its job. that is barack obama's statement. here he defies the constitution and does what he sees fit. that is the rule of law i talked about in my opening component of this discussion. what to do with people whose roots go deep here, as some who are not aware there are breaking the law when they came here, that's for aft
>> when congress doesn't do its job, another branch of government steps in. that is with the president did when he offered an opportunity to young people who were born in this country, who through no fault of their own came here. they need a pass to citizenship and we need comprehensive immigration in this country. congressman king has had the opportunity to do that in his last 10 years in congress and he has not done that. i'm willing to find compromise. i'm the kind of person who can do...
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i explained the government as a two party government. that is how i think it should stay. third parties -- they have never made an impact in elections. i do not think they are relevant at all. i want to thank you for letting me get -- this is my first time in years i have gotten on c- span. host: we are glad to hear from me. caller: know, i do not think they are relevant. host: next is shannon from missouri. are you a member of a third party? caller: yes. you get disgruntled with you hear people like bill oreilly and sean hannity saying ron paul can't win. it every time he gets up to speak he draws a bigger crowds then obama or romney. the motion is amazing. i run into so many people -- you always hear they cannot win. if they could get more coverage other than c-span, c-span are the only people that are fair to third-party people compared to fox or cnn or ms nbc or any of the other ones. i wish more people would watch c-span and educate themselves to receive more votes. host: thank you for the call. one of your saying -- as we said earlier, ross perot sitting down for his
i explained the government as a two party government. that is how i think it should stay. third parties -- they have never made an impact in elections. i do not think they are relevant at all. i want to thank you for letting me get -- this is my first time in years i have gotten on c- span. host: we are glad to hear from me. caller: know, i do not think they are relevant. host: next is shannon from missouri. are you a member of a third party? caller: yes. you get disgruntled with you hear...
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i appreciate you think government should get out of everything, but it is because government is involved that we have low-cost power. that is undeniably true. i am not suggesting we nationalize the oil companies. we need to do all of the above. in the grand island debate, the question occurred, are human beings warming the planet and your answer was not. you can't begin solving a problem unless you can name the problem. i know people don't want a change. i know they are concerned about the cost. but we grow our food outside, and no state is more vulnerable to adverse impacts of weather than nebraska. we are at 380 parts per million now and heading up. it is not like taking a piece of trash and throwing it on the ground and somebody can pick it up. it is not like putting led in our glen and hurting the brains of our children for 60 years. you get to 500 or 600 parts per million, it takes 1,500 years to reverse it. if we don't do something about this problem -- and i don't disagree about cap and trade. i think there are better ways to do it. but if we don't identify it as a problem and bri
i appreciate you think government should get out of everything, but it is because government is involved that we have low-cost power. that is undeniably true. i am not suggesting we nationalize the oil companies. we need to do all of the above. in the grand island debate, the question occurred, are human beings warming the planet and your answer was not. you can't begin solving a problem unless you can name the problem. i know people don't want a change. i know they are concerned about the...
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we need to back government away from small business, need to have government reduce regulations that are such a burden on businesses so they can create jobs. we need to reform the tax code. we need to reduce energy costs. we need to help small businesses to create those opportunities. >> senator kerrey, you have 30 seconds. >> senator fischer signed a pledge that would require you should pay the same taxes employees pay. under your balanced budget, unemployment would double. i have examined the amendment, and it would double unemployment. >> i disagree. with regard to the buffet rule, if you are going to tax every millionaire, that can run the government for 17 hours. let's look for businesses to create jobs and make opportunities in the state, and we can do it by reducing regulations, by having an energy plan, by repealing "obamacare." >> the next question. >> a question in this cycle is, are we better at today than we were four years ago? are we? >> no, we are not better off with our economy, with our position in the world. we have seen a failure in leadership with this administrat
we need to back government away from small business, need to have government reduce regulations that are such a burden on businesses so they can create jobs. we need to reform the tax code. we need to reduce energy costs. we need to help small businesses to create those opportunities. >> senator kerrey, you have 30 seconds. >> senator fischer signed a pledge that would require you should pay the same taxes employees pay. under your balanced budget, unemployment would double. i have...
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in the government and also are partners out of government. to build this america that we all want to see. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, r. gil kerlikowske. i would like to introduce jared hamre, a person and recovery. jared hamre, can speak to the issues of prescription drug abuse and heroin. [applause] >> thank you. good morning. my name is jared hamre, i am 28 years old and a person and recovery from drug addiction. i just celebrated seven years of not using drugs last week. [applause] thank you. my life growing up was not all that difficult to be honest. i had loving parents and older siblings. there was really not much braman in my life. when i was around 12 years old, my parents went through a divorce. even in the midst of that, i did not find it to be difficult. however, after a few years, my father was unable to provide my mother with the correct support for me. i began working at 14. at first, it was just a few hours a week. but it quickly became close to full time by i was -- by the time was 15. i was also playing spo
in the government and also are partners out of government. to build this america that we all want to see. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, r. gil kerlikowske. i would like to introduce jared hamre, a person and recovery. jared hamre, can speak to the issues of prescription drug abuse and heroin. [applause] >> thank you. good morning. my name is jared hamre, i am 28 years old and a person and recovery from drug addiction. i just celebrated seven years of not using drugs...
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is the best government, that a robust government does not interfere with the people. i have faith in the people. i have always had faith in the people. i think that i have an obligation and you have an obligation to give to our children and grandchildren the same greatness in america that our parents gave us the. >> moderator: dan lungren, thank you for your statement. i want to thank both candidates. we have talked about a lot of issues, and there are a lot of issues facing the voters. i wanted thank everyone involved in this debate, our media partner and all the folks at the three news organizations. i want to tell you also that you can continue to find and permission online through the time at all three news organizations at news10, cat radio. and of course, the most important thing for you, as folks here in the seventh congressional district is to get out and vote. election day is on november 6 and your vote does matter. thank you again. thanks for watching, and thanks to our candidates. [applause] ♪ >> you have been watching one of the dozens of political debat
is the best government, that a robust government does not interfere with the people. i have faith in the people. i have always had faith in the people. i think that i have an obligation and you have an obligation to give to our children and grandchildren the same greatness in america that our parents gave us the. >> moderator: dan lungren, thank you for your statement. i want to thank both candidates. we have talked about a lot of issues, and there are a lot of issues facing the voters. i...
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our rights come from nature and nature's god, not from government. [applause] the minute we forget that idea, the minute we lose our country. our founders secured this. every veteran since has put on the uniform to defend the idea that we can live in peace and freedom. we thank them for what they've done to give us this country. that is why we have to win. that is why we're going to win. [applause] winston churchill said it best. the americans can be counted upon to do the right thing, but only after they have exhausted all other possibilities. i think that is where we are. we are at the fork in the road. we have a choice to make. mitt romney and i are giving you the choice. it is a clear choice of two different futures. it is not too late to get it right and turn the economy around. it is not too late to secure for our children the promise of america that our parents secured for us. we can do this. we can get this together. we can put this together. together, we can get this done. you have an enormous responsibility and the enormous opportunity. a h
our rights come from nature and nature's god, not from government. [applause] the minute we forget that idea, the minute we lose our country. our founders secured this. every veteran since has put on the uniform to defend the idea that we can live in peace and freedom. we thank them for what they've done to give us this country. that is why we have to win. that is why we're going to win. [applause] winston churchill said it best. the americans can be counted upon to do the right thing, but only...
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that sounds like government does create jobs. one way these people could keep these jobs if we could stop using mercenaries all the time in our wars. thank you. about well, i'm not sure the use of the term "mercenary." we think the most fundamental issue is that these kinds of flashing cuts undermine national security. secretary panetta said they will be catastrophic. the term "mercenaries" goes to the issue of people that are not part of our military that also serve. there are contractors in afghanistan and other places who are supporting our troops. i do not think anybody thinks they are doing but providing the services that are important and needed. the all-volunteer army is then expensive asset and is supplemented by people who can, and and support the troops. they do it with a variety of skills. sometimes it doesn't make sense to train the uniformed military. caller: thank you for taking my call. i want to make three points. the constitution states that congress may tax to provide for the common defense and general welfare o
that sounds like government does create jobs. one way these people could keep these jobs if we could stop using mercenaries all the time in our wars. thank you. about well, i'm not sure the use of the term "mercenary." we think the most fundamental issue is that these kinds of flashing cuts undermine national security. secretary panetta said they will be catastrophic. the term "mercenaries" goes to the issue of people that are not part of our military that also serve. there...
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there has to be in the government. the syrian government is just strong enough to stay in power. they seem to be evenly matched. there doesn't seem to be a clear winner in this war. russia and china are blocking every attempt by the u.n. security council to help the refugees or the rebel alliance or to give a straight message to the dictator in syria. so they are no help. president obama does not want to intervene with troops because it would take too many american troops. i think he is made the right decision not to put american troops in. women have to consider arming the rebels -- we now have to consider arm the rebels. these poor people have lost their home and kids cannot go to school. it is a terrible story. i think the united states has to reconsider the policy of not arming the rebels. host: one viewer wants to hear from you via twitter. guest: they say hindsight is 20/20. i think president bush was a fine person and did a lot of good things for this country. i think the iraq war was a mistake. there weren't weapons of mass destruction at the time. young men and women gav
there has to be in the government. the syrian government is just strong enough to stay in power. they seem to be evenly matched. there doesn't seem to be a clear winner in this war. russia and china are blocking every attempt by the u.n. security council to help the refugees or the rebel alliance or to give a straight message to the dictator in syria. so they are no help. president obama does not want to intervene with troops because it would take too many american troops. i think he is made...
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workers are protesting the government's austerity measures. government officials submitted a draft of the 2013 budget yesterday that calls for a new wave of deep cuts which will save $10 billion next year. workers will protest proposed cuts to salaries, pensions and other benefits. last week, 50,000 people in athens demonstrated against austerity. wages in china are going up - by some estimates, about 17% a year. it is providing china's growing middle class with more money to buy goods, though inflation is not helping. but it may also drive up the cost of making some of those products there, as well. in our cover story, who gains as china's employee base moves up? despite china's present economic slowdown, the story of its workforce recently has been of migration from farm to factory. 25 million made the move in 1990. last year, that figure grew to 158 million. it has increased china's productivity and competitiveness. but lately, that workforce is demanding more. "they increasingly learn that there's a big gap in what they earn and some other
workers are protesting the government's austerity measures. government officials submitted a draft of the 2013 budget yesterday that calls for a new wave of deep cuts which will save $10 billion next year. workers will protest proposed cuts to salaries, pensions and other benefits. last week, 50,000 people in athens demonstrated against austerity. wages in china are going up - by some estimates, about 17% a year. it is providing china's growing middle class with more money to buy goods, though...
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how our government. at that is what america stands for. that is the outcome that we will work for with sanctions and consequences for those who persecute and assistance and support for those who work for this common good. because we believe that the syrians who embrace this vision will have the strength and legitimacy to lead. in iran, we see where the path of a violent and unaccountable ideology leads. the iranian people have a remarkable and ancient history. and many iranians switched to enjoy peace and prosperity alongside their neighbors. but just as it restricts the rights, the iranian government props up a dictator in a damascus and supports terrorist groups abroad. time and again, it has failed to take the opportunity to demonstrate that its nuclear program is peaceful and meet its obligations to the united nations. so, let me be clear. america wants to resolve this through diplomacy and we believe there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. we respect the right of nati
how our government. at that is what america stands for. that is the outcome that we will work for with sanctions and consequences for those who persecute and assistance and support for those who work for this common good. because we believe that the syrians who embrace this vision will have the strength and legitimacy to lead. in iran, we see where the path of a violent and unaccountable ideology leads. the iranian people have a remarkable and ancient history. and many iranians switched to...
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outlaw government right now. but most countries and to the world want nothing to do with the iranians. they are under very tough international sanctions because they had been violating their commitments under the nuclear enrichment program. it is a country on the defensive, and again, both president bush and president obama have done a very good job of pushing the iranians into a corner and getting a lot of countries around will to support us with the sanctions. we ought to continue that policy, no matter who wins the election, to negotiate and be very tough-minded and prevent them from getting a nuclear weapon. host: susan is on the line, an independent. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span, and mr. burns' comments are very great. i really appreciate them. i have two questions, one regarding libya, and other regarding the difference between the two candidates for president on foreign policy. one is regarding libya. do you think that it could have been an al qaeda attacked from the get go, and even the guys
outlaw government right now. but most countries and to the world want nothing to do with the iranians. they are under very tough international sanctions because they had been violating their commitments under the nuclear enrichment program. it is a country on the defensive, and again, both president bush and president obama have done a very good job of pushing the iranians into a corner and getting a lot of countries around will to support us with the sanctions. we ought to continue that...
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that sounds like government does create jobs. one way these people could keep these jobs if we could stop using mercenaries all the time in our wars. thank you. about well, i'm not sure the use of the term "mercenary." we think the most fundamental issue is that these kinds of flashing cuts undermine national security. secretary panetta said they will be catastrophic. the term "mercenaries" goes to the issue of people that are not part of our military that also serve. there are contractors in afghanistan and other places who are supporting our troops. i do not think anybody thinks they are doing but providing the services that are important and needed. the all-volunteer army is then expensive asset and is supplemented by people who can, and support the troops. they do it with a variety of skills. sometimes it doesn't make sense to train the uniformed military. caller: thank you for taking my call. i want to make three points. the constitution states that congress may tax to provide for the common defense and general welfare of th
that sounds like government does create jobs. one way these people could keep these jobs if we could stop using mercenaries all the time in our wars. thank you. about well, i'm not sure the use of the term "mercenary." we think the most fundamental issue is that these kinds of flashing cuts undermine national security. secretary panetta said they will be catastrophic. the term "mercenaries" goes to the issue of people that are not part of our military that also serve. there...
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the government brief really sounds a lot like "trust us, we are the government." the likelihood is pretty good. it is not a persuasive. the florida supreme court just wanted some other facts. can just tell often there are false positives? how often the dog alert and there are not drug? can you tell us about the ?raining programs and t what are the odds that we're going to find something in the card? ? the petitioners says -- the responder says the dog off an alert to residuals. these are things that were not in the car now but were at some prior point. they opened up the handle of the door. the dog was strain to avert to methamphetamines. methamphetamine, it is precursor she met impedimentmet. the doctor answered it to the door. how often is it really just residual smells? it could be the garage attendant or the gas station guy. the government says we allow this for people. it the police smelled marijuana, and they can then follow that up. they're probably right about that. the dog has a better sense of smell than the human being, so surely it is ok for the dog. y
the government brief really sounds a lot like "trust us, we are the government." the likelihood is pretty good. it is not a persuasive. the florida supreme court just wanted some other facts. can just tell often there are false positives? how often the dog alert and there are not drug? can you tell us about the ?raining programs and t what are the odds that we're going to find something in the card? ? the petitioners says -- the responder says the dog off an alert to residuals. these...
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so there's potential for the regional government and the federal government to cause problems for each other in terms of production. just like professor seznec was saying with potential spill over from reservoirs. between iran. in any case, this field produces majority of the northern oil companies oil and that then comes down up and out. what is happening though is they are declining since the babba domes have been producing since as early as 1927, it's harder and harder to continue to produce oil. and there have been times when people that don't agree with the federal government would actually sabotage the pipelines. what that would do is they would fill were ordered to produce in. they were ordered to produce because they needed propane. they would produce the oil, strip out the gas and put the oil with the gas out back in to the ground. i should ask my science at the elliot school. i took agreology. it really did help me. [laughter] when the engineers talked to me i can act as the translatorrers. i enjoy that part. [laughter] so because the perm account is damaged it's harder to ex
so there's potential for the regional government and the federal government to cause problems for each other in terms of production. just like professor seznec was saying with potential spill over from reservoirs. between iran. in any case, this field produces majority of the northern oil companies oil and that then comes down up and out. what is happening though is they are declining since the babba domes have been producing since as early as 1927, it's harder and harder to continue to produce...
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every $10 from the federal government, local government has to give $1. here is the thing, when 9/11 happened in new york city, they waived the stafford act, said that it was too serious a problem and that they could not expect new york city to rebuild on its own. that was the right thing to do. when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said -- look at this devastation, we do not expect you to come up with that money. here is the money to rebuild. we will not wait for you to scratch it together, because you are part of the american family. what is happening down in new orleans? where is your dollar? where is your stafford act money? apparently the bullet hasn't been taken now. -- out. tells me that somehow the people down in new orleans, they do not care about as much. host: we mentioned earlier that this video has been public for a while. it was touted as a brand new video, to be unveiled yesterday, but cbs points out that it has been in the public eye prior to yesterday. sandra, massachusetts, hello. what question would you like to ask that the de
every $10 from the federal government, local government has to give $1. here is the thing, when 9/11 happened in new york city, they waived the stafford act, said that it was too serious a problem and that they could not expect new york city to rebuild on its own. that was the right thing to do. when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said -- look at this devastation, we do not expect you to come up with that money. here is the money to rebuild. we will not wait for you to scratch it...
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it will be the latest in a series of demonstrations against the spanish government for imposing severe spending cuts and tax hikes. this protest took place on wednesday. spain is the eurozone's fourth largest economy, but struggling to recover from the deep recession gripping europe. >>> james clap per, says the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi was, quote, a deliberate and organized terrorist attack. four people were killed in the september 11th assault including ambassador christopher stevens. clapper's assessment comes after the obama administration was criticized for standing by its original assessment that the attack was a spontaneous response to an anti-muslim film. >>> score one for the record folks. homer bailey of the cincinnati reds pitched a no-hitter last night against the pirates in pittsburgh. the score was 1-0. bailey struck out ten and walked only one, the seventh no-hitter in the major leagues this season and the first for the reds in 24 years. congratulations to homer bailey who you know with that name just had to grow up to become a major leaguer. >>> it's ine
it will be the latest in a series of demonstrations against the spanish government for imposing severe spending cuts and tax hikes. this protest took place on wednesday. spain is the eurozone's fourth largest economy, but struggling to recover from the deep recession gripping europe. >>> james clap per, says the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi was, quote, a deliberate and organized terrorist attack. four people were killed in the september 11th assault including ambassador...
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unable to govern ourselves. unable to govern ourselves. tracy: your company tried to instill them. >> we continue to work with epa and others to work with issues that come out with rules that is difficult for the industry to meet. the timetables, the retirement of coal-fired generations in this country are dpdificult to o from the timing perspective. and that will happen after the election. tracy: you are at this commit for where ceo policymakers are discussing big ississus. crony capitalism and corporate governance and they feel the need to step in because corporate governance is being ignored and crony capitalism exists. >> clearly incumbent on us to let the corporations continissuo produce jobs in this country. from a government standpoint ssusommon-sense regulations and common sense approaches and legislation that makes sense. for two parties to come together and produce an environment where business can proper -- tracy: energy security is something you are talking about. the obama administration has done ev
unable to govern ourselves. unable to govern ourselves. tracy: your company tried to instill them. >> we continue to work with epa and others to work with issues that come out with rules that is difficult for the industry to meet. the timetables, the retirement of coal-fired generations in this country are dpdificult to o from the timing perspective. and that will happen after the election. tracy: you are at this commit for where ceo policymakers are discussing big ississus. crony...
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the federal government should be doing it. but we have to -- we should have already passed the dream act for these children in this state who through no fault of their own are here. they have no country. all they want is the american dream. ted likes to talk about liberty, but he only wants liberty for people he agrees with. liberty for these kids means becoming a citizen. why we turned them down over and over is beyond me. we should pass the greenback. -- the dream act already. finally, we should have a worker program to identify people here. they should pay taxes. then we should have some kind of clear pathway. it does not mean the front of the line. we can make whatever requirements we want. but we cannot continue to stick our head in the sand. this is too important, too important for our state. if we do not do anything, we will have the same discussion. >> mr. cruz, do you support a path to citizenship for the 1.6 texas? >> i do not. and let me say more broadly, i think there is a very clear divide. as i said before, i com
the federal government should be doing it. but we have to -- we should have already passed the dream act for these children in this state who through no fault of their own are here. they have no country. all they want is the american dream. ted likes to talk about liberty, but he only wants liberty for people he agrees with. liberty for these kids means becoming a citizen. why we turned them down over and over is beyond me. we should pass the greenback. -- the dream act already. finally, we...
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future, the government is borrowing that money. that means that we won't have the resources in the future to support consumption. the view that government spending for gdp would be a prudent policy, that is not something that is supportable. >> under the budget deal that the president worked out, we will take discretionary spending down to the lowest level of gdp since the eisenhower administration. we absolutely need a balanced approach to reduce the deficit so we can continue to make the investments of middle-class families. manufacturing, they create the good jobs going forward. when you look at a budget plan like governor romney, going towards the rich, it has to flash -- slash special neri spending beyond this baseline, and they don't specify how they will cut the spending. that really threatens the kind of middle-class investments that are important to economic growth. >> was at healthcare specific? we can spend less and have better outcomes. what makes you think that we can go the other direction? >> there is an outcome obse
future, the government is borrowing that money. that means that we won't have the resources in the future to support consumption. the view that government spending for gdp would be a prudent policy, that is not something that is supportable. >> under the budget deal that the president worked out, we will take discretionary spending down to the lowest level of gdp since the eisenhower administration. we absolutely need a balanced approach to reduce the deficit so we can continue to make...
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and what is the signal that our government is sending the rest of the world? >> joining me now is traveling press secretary for the obama campaign. great to hav you here >> goodmorning. >>t tmivedy that if we need to interrupt and jump out of this because mitt romney will be sitting down with brian williams. so i just want to give you fair warning that we may have to jump over tohat. but as we have heard, everybody has been tough on the predent oue idt not having any by lot ral melateral meetin planned and here's what he had to say. >> he's not doing the jobf being president, he's doi the job of candidate. president obama has deced at a ti grave csis thate res um toaha he can take the time not to be president for the next six weeks and let it just play itself out p. >> as we look back over history in 2004, george w. busheld five bilateral meetings at the u.n., last year president obama had 13 one-on-one meetings. just usi the esident'n plf inrot year, is this a missed opportunity to meet with the current leaders at the u.n. and also allow republicans the sclan
and what is the signal that our government is sending the rest of the world? >> joining me now is traveling press secretary for the obama campaign. great to hav you here >> goodmorning. >>t tmivedy that if we need to interrupt and jump out of this because mitt romney will be sitting down with brian williams. so i just want to give you fair warning that we may have to jump over tohat. but as we have heard, everybody has been tough on the predent oue idt not having any by lot...
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government does. they take a sensitive technologies and new contract to they are and find that people and kill them. to some degree, those capacities that fall under cyber terror and the cyber concerns are going to be increasingly available for those that use the data techniques to mine for good or commercial privilege or for various nefarious reasons. thank you very much. thank you so much. [applause] >> see the first of the presidential debates live on c- span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. next, a nebraska senate debate. then a debate the train tammy baldwin and -- women reporters talk about the 2012 campaign. >> the first thing a center of our article is getting medicare cost under control. that is the most untouchable thing. that is going to cause more trouble than any other problem we have fiscally in the united states. getting medicare costs under control is the number one thing. >> you say we also surcharge smokers and the obies for their medicare coverage. where did that come from? -- be obe
government does. they take a sensitive technologies and new contract to they are and find that people and kill them. to some degree, those capacities that fall under cyber terror and the cyber concerns are going to be increasingly available for those that use the data techniques to mine for good or commercial privilege or for various nefarious reasons. thank you very much. thank you so much. [applause] >> see the first of the presidential debates live on c- span, c-span radio, and c-...
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long dated government bonds are being bought big time. the ten-year yield has now fallen eight straight sessions. last time that happened was in january of 2008. it smells a bit of fear. here's what's going on. stocks are telling a different story. stocks and bonds generally go in different directions. but the blue line is the s&p 500. we have been up, down, up again. the light green -- yellow, seahawks green, whatever you want to call it -- is the price of the ten-year fretreasury not. at the start of the year the two were going in opposite directions as we usually see. we had flare-ups. they started to converge, come back. we did what we normally do, diverged again. look at the far right, they are coming back together. people get scared, sell stocks and buy bonds. is that what's going on here? let's get rick santelli's take on it. rick? >> i think you nailed it. i think there is a bit of a water balloon metaphor or analogy to this as well. the federal reserve has a giant water balloon and they are trying to manage it. that represents al
long dated government bonds are being bought big time. the ten-year yield has now fallen eight straight sessions. last time that happened was in january of 2008. it smells a bit of fear. here's what's going on. stocks are telling a different story. stocks and bonds generally go in different directions. but the blue line is the s&p 500. we have been up, down, up again. the light green -- yellow, seahawks green, whatever you want to call it -- is the price of the ten-year fretreasury not. at...
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pelley: good evening, and we could add happy new year, because this is the first day of the federal government's new fiscal year. but there's not much to celebrate because the nation is headed toward what's being called the fiscal cliff and there are dire new warnings today about what will happen to american families unless congress and the president reach a budget deal by december 31. that is the day that a series of tax cuts will expire and big cuts in federal spend will take hold. tax experts said today 90% of american families are facing what they call unprecedented tax increases. how much? wyatt andrews is in washington tonight. wyat >> reporter: scott, according to the non-partisan tax policy center, the united states is now on the threshold of one of the largest tax increases in history-- a tax hike that could average $3,500 for every american household. without action by congress, the report says, taxes will go up next year by 20%-- $536 billion overall and will hit americans at every income level, including those living below the poverty line. for a middle-income family making $40,000 a
pelley: good evening, and we could add happy new year, because this is the first day of the federal government's new fiscal year. but there's not much to celebrate because the nation is headed toward what's being called the fiscal cliff and there are dire new warnings today about what will happen to american families unless congress and the president reach a budget deal by december 31. that is the day that a series of tax cuts will expire and big cuts in federal spend will take hold. tax...
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will the spanish government have to be bailed out. >> the spanish government is taking very, very courageous measures. whether you look at bank restructuring, whether you look at structural reforms to make to make the spanish economy agile, flexible, able to capture growth, to help people create jobs. they're also taking some fiscal measures in order to reduce their deficit so all of that is hard. but it's courageous. and it needs to be supported. >> pelley: christine lagarde, managing director of the international monetary fund. late today secretary of state hillary clinton said she put together a commission to investigate the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. it will be led by the former head of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen and former u.s. ambassador thomas pickerring. they will look at security and how four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, were killed in an attack on the anniversary of september 11. american airlines discovers why some of its seats came loose. u.s. soldiers are on the lookout for afghan allies who may be enemies. and why half
will the spanish government have to be bailed out. >> the spanish government is taking very, very courageous measures. whether you look at bank restructuring, whether you look at structural reforms to make to make the spanish economy agile, flexible, able to capture growth, to help people create jobs. they're also taking some fiscal measures in order to reduce their deficit so all of that is hard. but it's courageous. and it needs to be supported. >> pelley: christine lagarde,...
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he is the head of an islamist government, not a jihadist government, but an islamist government led by the muslim brotherhood. he must condemn this and call for international action. at the same time, people in the u.s. are very wary about whether or not he will communicate a style of governance that is zero more in the turkish style where there's a big religious influence within the government but there will also be tolerance for pluralism. i expect he will call for this, but i assume there will be very much on the part of the u.s. and other countries,articularly the western countries, a lot happening in the back rooms to try to stamp this down. it would be disastrous for this to move into a situation. he has already indicated in his interviews that he is going to try to have a new relationship between the united states and egypt. for so long the u.s. supported a strong man. egypt remains strongly dependent on u.s. foreign assistance. so he has to be aware of going too far in the direction of affiliating the u.s. and must make a guarantee that the status quo with a state of israel wil
he is the head of an islamist government, not a jihadist government, but an islamist government led by the muslim brotherhood. he must condemn this and call for international action. at the same time, people in the u.s. are very wary about whether or not he will communicate a style of governance that is zero more in the turkish style where there's a big religious influence within the government but there will also be tolerance for pluralism. i expect he will call for this, but i assume there...
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. >> barkeepers in prague are protesting against the government ban. they can no longer sell expensive drinks to tourists -- only beer and wine. no one is happy. >> czechs are angry, really mad. drinking spirits is a national pastime. what do you expect. >> but over 20 people have died. the government had to do something. >> everybody suffers just because a couple of people made a mistake. one person sold a bad batch of spirits, and now 10 million people have to suffer. >> the government is introducing new requirements for seals and proofs of origin. only bottles with approve labels will be allowed for sale and export, but many think moonshiner's will just take the new labels, and the new rules come too late for vladimir. doctors say he will never see again. >> spain's regions were once the symbol of democratic progress. for a long time, the regions are prospering and all was well in spain, but that changed dramatically when the financial crisis hit. now, many regions are on the verge of bankruptcy. today, the number of spaniards who can afford it beac
. >> barkeepers in prague are protesting against the government ban. they can no longer sell expensive drinks to tourists -- only beer and wine. no one is happy. >> czechs are angry, really mad. drinking spirits is a national pastime. what do you expect. >> but over 20 people have died. the government had to do something. >> everybody suffers just because a couple of people made a mistake. one person sold a bad batch of spirits, and now 10 million people have to suffer....
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government. they need to get a better understanding of what the threats are big when you understand what the threats are you can then start to manage risk better. and they are looking to see that guidance so that they can be in a better position to be contributors to the solution. >> my understanding is that the energy department is doing just that, working with dhs and the white house to come up with a model, a baseline, maturity model. and i want to know, so looking at the financial services sector, what kind of standards need to be put in place? >> i see the financial services sector as one of those sectors that to me seems to be out in front. they have been involved in information sharing well before the cyber issue became an issue. going back to fraud, check fraud and those sorts of things. they have been sharing information. they have a very robust information sharing program. i've seen threat indicators and threat signatures and threat actors identified and shared. when you look at organiz
government. they need to get a better understanding of what the threats are big when you understand what the threats are you can then start to manage risk better. and they are looking to see that guidance so that they can be in a better position to be contributors to the solution. >> my understanding is that the energy department is doing just that, working with dhs and the white house to come up with a model, a baseline, maturity model. and i want to know, so looking at the financial...
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host: here is a tweet - caller: the issue no taxes and the demonizing of government and the role government plays in our role lives and can play -- as getting one of social security or who as medicare. we know what a positive role it can play. there should be a full discussion of this in the media. i remember being at the republican convention. they had d'amato "we built it -- they had the motto "we built it," malkin president obama. -- mocking president obama. then seeing nikki haley mocking them. this is quite astounding. there is billions of dollars from the united states. be honest about it -- let's have some fact-based journalism. they had a debt clock that the convention. it was going up really fast. as i saw that slogan "we built it" and i saw the dead going up, yes, they built the debt. it is no one person or party. it is about a government that we have to all decide how to care for the people of this country. how do we insure that all the people who worked their whole lives are not foreclosed on and living on the street? host: amy goodman is the host of "democracy now." and an auth
host: here is a tweet - caller: the issue no taxes and the demonizing of government and the role government plays in our role lives and can play -- as getting one of social security or who as medicare. we know what a positive role it can play. there should be a full discussion of this in the media. i remember being at the republican convention. they had d'amato "we built it -- they had the motto "we built it," malkin president obama. -- mocking president obama. then seeing nikki...
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the government says it only does what the courts allow. >>> the producer of the anti-muslim film that infuriated muslims around the world has been arrested, not for the movie, but an alleged violation from a check fraud violation which could mean prison. >>> actor johnny lewis who appeared in the tv show sons of anarchy was found dead thursday in los angeles. he was suspected in the killing of an 81-year-old woman who may have been his landlord. lewis who once dated katy perry either fell or jumped off the roof. >>> nasa is taking a very close look at new photos from mars that show pebbles rounded off. scientists say it may be a sign that water once flowed on the red planet, possibly enough to fill a stream. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,485 after adding 72 points yesterday. the s&p gained 13. the nasdaq climbed 42. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei dropped 79 points but in hong kong the hang seng was up 78. >>> aggressive budget cutting from one of europe's troubled economies helped
the government says it only does what the courts allow. >>> the producer of the anti-muslim film that infuriated muslims around the world has been arrested, not for the movie, but an alleged violation from a check fraud violation which could mean prison. >>> actor johnny lewis who appeared in the tv show sons of anarchy was found dead thursday in los angeles. he was suspected in the killing of an 81-year-old woman who may have been his landlord. lewis who once dated katy perry...
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we've lost four of our diplomats and what is the signal that our government is sending the world. >> paul ryan wants to look like president obama is one-term jimmy cartier and paul ryan would be cast as ronald reagan. but it's notable that he's even trying in a campaign that's been unwilling and unable to engage america in the larger world. he's finally trying to do it. in terms of what they're going to do, on even just say the issue of war we're in right now, they have really been unwilling to engage. maybe this means they'll start. so far, i mean, famously mr. romney didn't mention the war in afghanistan at all. he explained in speeches like that you don't go through a laundry list. you go through things that are important. the war wasn't important to him. but it's not just specifically afghanistan. here's another one. if you go to mitt romney's website right now and you type the word drones into the search box on the website because you want to know his position. you will find three results. three. one result is mr. romney criticizing mr. obama after a drone crashed in iran. then
we've lost four of our diplomats and what is the signal that our government is sending the world. >> paul ryan wants to look like president obama is one-term jimmy cartier and paul ryan would be cast as ronald reagan. but it's notable that he's even trying in a campaign that's been unwilling and unable to engage america in the larger world. he's finally trying to do it. in terms of what they're going to do, on even just say the issue of war we're in right now, they have really been...
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under our system of government, the tie to go to congress. the of the one selected by the people and came up with what they thought was a law that would prevent corruption. five justices said no, we have a better way to do that. hen you car in the area of something that is as murky as this, the members of the legislature or the members of the court will have a better sense of what the dangers are of corruption and how to avoid them. >> maybe you can talk a little bit about where you see congress going on this issue? this is certainly something that congress will not let live forever. you also mentioned that there has always been money and it flows through the cracks and moves in mysterious ways. what is next on the national level? >> right now, it is not a bipartisan issue. in the near term, i don't imagine what will happen. there are fundamental forces in the election which allow that to ships. -- to shift. there is an idea that think the wealthy are treated differently than main street. main street appeals almost equally to activists on the
under our system of government, the tie to go to congress. the of the one selected by the people and came up with what they thought was a law that would prevent corruption. five justices said no, we have a better way to do that. hen you car in the area of something that is as murky as this, the members of the legislature or the members of the court will have a better sense of what the dangers are of corruption and how to avoid them. >> maybe you can talk a little bit about where you see...
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we need to get the federal government out of education. do you agree with that leadership vision and approach? >> i think there's an appropriate federal role, there's an appropriate state role, there's an appropriate local role. i think where there's a huge contrast is what president obama and i fundamentally believe is that education is an investment. we all have to work together to make sure every single child has a world class education. congressman ryan's budget, they view education as an experience, something that can be cut. so we've invested hundreds of millions of dollars. probably the best investment we can make. we want to continue to invest in k-12 reform. we want to kin to make college more affordable. we've had the biggest increase in spepell grants since world w ii. the contrast under congressman ryan he ryan's budget, they would cut head start programs, significantly less resourceses for children with disabilities and children who live below the pofrly line and potentially devastating cuts to higher education. that's not whe
we need to get the federal government out of education. do you agree with that leadership vision and approach? >> i think there's an appropriate federal role, there's an appropriate state role, there's an appropriate local role. i think where there's a huge contrast is what president obama and i fundamentally believe is that education is an investment. we all have to work together to make sure every single child has a world class education. congressman ryan's budget, they view education...
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china may announce stimulus measures to boost their economy while spain was a government is expected to present their budget for the next year. -- spain's government will present their budget for the next year. on top of jobs, on top of kohl's hiring push, they have created 1500 jobs in 10 states. two new stores will open in the washington area. the burden of student loan debt is getting worse. when you factor in tuition costs and raise borrowing limits, nearly one in five households have student loan debt in 2010. that is more than twice the level compared to 1989. this is according to a report from the pure research center that shows the average that was more than $27,000. more starbucks fans are looking to brew their lattes at home. that is coming up in the hour. >> 4:30 a right now and 56 degrees. >> still to come, bad news >> there has been a decision on pepco's request for a rate increase. if they had approve the entire amount, the typical customer would have to pay $5.20 more each month. instead they will pay about $2.60 more. the rate increase set to take place next month. >>
china may announce stimulus measures to boost their economy while spain was a government is expected to present their budget for the next year. -- spain's government will present their budget for the next year. on top of jobs, on top of kohl's hiring push, they have created 1500 jobs in 10 states. two new stores will open in the washington area. the burden of student loan debt is getting worse. when you factor in tuition costs and raise borrowing limits, nearly one in five households have...